Kagiso Rathebe on a mission to redefine what a leading man should look like

The openly gay actor explained that his mission hangs closely towards the notion placed by society that a “strong” male character can’t be played by a homosexual.In an interview with Time Out, the 30-year-old thespian depicted how shifting the tide of the narrative might not be as easy as it sounds but he was up for the challenge.“As actors, we bare our hearts and souls to a storyline with hopes that we move someone from wherever they are watching us,” he said.

“Over these nine years, I’ve always played either a gay or straight character, sometimes it would be at the same time and unintended. I would alternate between those roles and that experience helped me see that one’s sexuality doesn’t really matter, what it does is how well one convincingly executes a role hence I want to refine what a leading man should look like,” the Soweto-born actor explains.“Even with the dynamic role of Amo, who is a heterosexual male, I have to pull it off well.

“I acknowledge the fact that SA is not like Hollywood... but you’d have an instance where someone is popping on television and is trending on social media but their bank account is nowhere near their trending status, there seems to be a big disparity,” he remarked.“A struggling artist is a very big issue in this country unlike in America where actors still get royalties and residual, and they somehow manage to survive even though they might be without a job or going in and out of auditions.

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